Alexander Telfer-Smollett
Alexander Telfer-Smollett | |
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Born | 12 August 1884 |
Died | 1954 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1904 - 1942 |
Rank | Major-General |
Commands held | Highland Light Infantry |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Military Cross |
Major-General Alexander Patrick Drummond Telfer-Smollett CB CBE DSO MC DL (12 August 1884 – 1954) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey.
Military career[]
Telfer-Smollett was commissioned into the Highland Light Infantry in 1904.[1] After serving in World War I and ultimately leading his regiment to victory at the Battle of Cambrai in 1918,[2] he was appointed Commanding Officer of the British Troops in Shanghai in 1936.[3] He intervened in the Defense of Sihang Warehouse in 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War and facilitated the Chinese withdrawal.[4] He went on to be Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1939 and to serve as a District Commander in the UK during World War II from 1940 until his retirement in 1942.[3]
He lived at Cameron House near Luss in Scotland[5] and in retirement he became Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire.[6] He was also Colonel of the Highland Light Infantry.[7]
References[]
- ^ "No. 27665". The London Gazette. 8 April 1904. p. 2245.
- ^ "Proud Heritage". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Generals.dk
- ^ Zhang, Boting. "Recollections of the 8/13 Battle of Shanghai". Zhuan Ji Wen Xue. Taipei: Academia Sinica, 1965, vol. 41.
- ^ Cameron House
- ^ Lieutenants and Lord-Lieutenants of Counties (Scotland) 1794-
- ^ Highland Light Infantry[permanent dead link]
- 1884 births
- 1954 deaths
- British Army generals
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- Highland Light Infantry officers
- Lord-Lieutenants of Dunbartonshire